Chapter 157 Bruce, take me away!
Late at night, Bruce came to the Gryffindor common room and waited for Hermione to come out.
There was no way he was leaving her to face this situation alone.
After waiting for a long time, Hermione came out with her head down, and Bruce could tell at a glance that something was wrong with her.
"Bruce..."
Hermione trembled and came to Bruce.
She raised her head, tears already soaking her face.
“H——”
Hermione interrupted Bruce before he could say anything.
"Let's run away!"
There was no light in her eyes anymore. Although she was mentally prepared, the impact of Harry's death was more terrible than she had imagined.
"I don't even dare to talk to anyone today!"
Hermione cried, "I don't dare to trust anyone anymore! Bruce, why did you come to me now!"
This……
Bruce stood there speechless.
After Harry's death, he thought about too many things. He was always wondering who the pursuers would be and why the War God's Banquet was held.
But no one expected how terrified Hermione, a girl, would be after her best friend was killed.
After all, she might be next.
"I'm sorry." Bruce lowered his head and didn't make excuses for himself.
This time it really sounded a wake-up call for him.
Which is more important, protecting your family or finding the murderer?
He really needs to think about this carefully.
"Bruce, let's run away!"
Hermione wiped her tears, "Don't go to the Battle of the God of War. I thought about who might have killed Harry today, but I couldn't find the murderer! I can't imagine who would have the heart to kill Harry!
"Ares must have lied. He must have killed the man himself! And then he put the blame on us and made us suspect each other!
"Let's put an end to this farce! Bruce, let's get out of here and leave Hogwarts!"
Hermione was really on the verge of collapse.
She tried to avenge Harry, but the prerequisite for revenge was to find the murderer.
But all the suspects were her classmates and friends! She just couldn't bear to doubt them.
If Hermione insists on continuing to look, she might really go crazy!
Bruce looked at Hermione in silence.
Then he nodded heavily.
"it is good!"
He looked into Hermione's eyes and said, "I will take you home, back to London. The Battle of the God of War has nothing to do with us anymore!"
"Really?" Hermione looked at Bruce in surprise.
"real!"
Bruce nodded, grabbed Hermione's hand, and was about to lead her away.
At the same time, Bruce asked Katum in his mind -
"Is the Polyjuice Potion ready?"
"Always prepared." Katum said, "Let's send Hermione back."
Bruce actually had made plans for today.
Even if Hermione had not suggested to escape, he would have knocked Hermione unconscious and sent her home, and then attended the party himself as Hermione.
There was no way he could watch Hermione taking part in this killing game!
……
They moved quickly and soon they had slipped out of Hogwarts Castle.
In front of us is the water of Black Lake, the former home of the giant squid.
Then there is the huge stone bridge where Dumbledore once fought with the three founders.
"Just cross the bridge!"
Bruce said, "After we cross the bridge, close your eyes. When you open them, we will be home!"
"really?"
Hermione was skeptical, but with Bruce by her side, she was no longer as scared as before.
"I promise!" Bruce said.
Just use Apparition and you can bring Hermione back home in an instant.
Bruce turned his head and motioned for Katoom to get ready.
"Just cross the bridge and leave..."
Bruce thought so in his heart, but in the next second, his hands suddenly became empty.
In the blink of an eye, Hermione had disappeared without a trace!
"this--"
Bruce's eyes suddenly widened, this development was completely beyond his expectations.
I was clearly holding Hermione's hand just now.
What on earth happened? I didn't even realize it!
"Same situation as the ban on the auditorium. No trace of magic."
The owl suddenly said, "Unlike you, I was staring at Hermione without blinking, and she just disappeared suddenly, out of thin air."
Bruce asked unwillingly: "So what you mean is..."
"correct."
Katoom nodded, "I'm afraid Hermione is in the Great Hall by now."
The owl said this, spread its wings, and flew towards the castle.
"I'm going to Hermione now," he said, "Think carefully about how this method was done!"
At this moment, Bruce deeply understood Katum's previous advice.
A living person disappeared right in front of him and the owl, but they had no idea why.
If this is not resolved, they will have no chance of winning.
……
Hermione swore she hadn't even blinked.
But that's what happened.
The last moment, she was still on the stone bridge.
The next moment, she was sitting in the auditorium.
Not only her, but everyone else was here, except Harry.
wrong.
Hermione looked around and realized that not only Harry was missing, but someone else was also missing.
Peter Pettigrew.
He hadn't been sitting at the table at the last banquet, so Hermione hadn't thought of him for a moment.
At this time, everyone else at the long table behaved differently.
Neville and Malfoy were trembling, with their eyes tightly closed, as if everything in front of them would not happen as long as they didn't look.
Fred pursed his lips and said nothing, his eyes glancing around, lingering on everyone's face.
Cedric had a serious expression and his eyes were staring straight ahead.
Sirius and Snape had surprisingly similar expressions, gloomy as water, as if they had made up their minds.
calm down……
Hermione said to herself, don't be afraid, Bruce will definitely be waiting for her outside!
Most definitely……
Although Hermione kept comforting herself, a feeling of grievance suddenly surged from her heart. Her eyes turned red in an instant and tears were about to burst out.
Damn you Bruce, you lied to me!
Didn't you say you were going to take me away?
fraud!
You still let me face all this alone!
Hermione cried and blamed Bruce in her heart, and was about to collapse emotionally.
But at this moment, she felt something furry next to her ear.
Hermione turned her head and saw that Katoom had stood on her shoulder without her knowing.
The owl looked her in the eyes, stretched out its wings, and patted her head.
Hermione suddenly understood what he meant. Don't be afraid, I'm here.
……
"Welcome everyone!"
Suddenly, Ares appeared at the guest of honor table.
Ares had a happy smile on his face, as if everything was going in a way that satisfied him.
"Good evening, everybody."
Ares smiled and said, "I'm glad to see you like this, and I'm grateful to the spokesperson I chose. Now that our banquet has been successfully advanced, we can start the second phase."
His expression made everyone feel uncomfortable from the bottom of their hearts.
What promotes the success of the banquet?
That came at the cost of Harry's life!
"Ares, right? I'm still not used to calling you that, so I'd better call you Lupin?"
Sirius suddenly raised his head and looked at his former friend with a painful expression.
"Can you really laugh now? Harry's dead!"
"These are the rules of the banquet." Ares said expressionlessly.
"Fuck the rules!"
Sirius suddenly burst into a curse, "I only hate myself now, for not killing you immediately before!"
"Sirius, please play your role well." Ares said coldly.
"You should play the role yourself!"
At this moment, another person stood up. He stretched out his magic wand and chanted the spell: "Avada Kedavra!"
It's Snape.
This former Death Eater, an old teacher who has been cultivating himself in Hogwarts for more than ten years, no longer wants to play anymore.
At this moment, he finally used the Unforgivable Curse again.
Sirius and Snape, it seemed like they had been planning this for a long time, and suddenly attacked, not giving others any chance to react.
The green light went towards Ares, and just when it was about to hit Ares, his figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.
Not only that, but Snape himself also disappeared with him.
Without any warning, as if in a millionth of a second, Snape was gone.
It was as if he no longer existed in the whole world.
When Ares appeared again, his expression was extremely regretful.
"pity."
He sighed and said, "Snape broke the rules, so he automatically forfeits."
He made such an understatement that the others had no idea what was going on.
"Where's Snape?"
Sirius gritted his teeth and asked, "What did you do to him!"
"Don't ask me any more questions, Snape."
Ares smiled again, “You will never see him again, this is what happens when you break the rules.
“If anyone wants to go and accompany him, I won’t stop them, but you have to think clearly.
"When you disappear, no one else in Hogwarts will be able to escape."
After saying that, Ares suddenly stretched out his hand and threw something that looked like a short stick onto the long table.
The short stick rolled on the table a few times and then stopped in front of everyone.
That's a magic wand.
A magic wand made from elderberry.
"I have clearly stressed that you should not tell anyone about the party."
Ares said coldly, "But there are still people who don't listen and try to cause trouble for me. Now, your beloved old principal has completely left you!"
This news exploded in everyone's mind like a thunderclap.
Could this wand be Dumbledore's wand?
"impossible……"
Sirius muttered, "Impossible!"
Dumbledore was also killed by Ares?
How can it be!
At this moment, he thought of the day when Snape told Dumbledore everything about the Banquet of God of War.
He was also present at the time.
Dumbledore, with an unprecedentedly serious expression, assured them that he would resolve the incident.
Then--
Dumbledore's wand appeared in front of all of them.
"Dumbledore is the most powerful wizard..."
Sirius was distraught, muttering to himself, "There's no way he could be defeated so silently."
But whether he admits it or not, the Elder Wand is now right in front of him.
"There have been enough episodes."
Ares suddenly shook his head, "Our banquet today has to continue! Now, let me announce--"
Just then, someone suddenly interrupted Ares.
"Mr. Ares."
He raised one hand high, "Don't you want to explain to us why the God of War Banquet was held ahead of schedule?"
"Because I want to hold a meeting, is this an okay explanation?"
Ares smiled, "Mr. Weasley?"
The person who spoke was Fred.
He and his twin brother George were considered the most mischievous troublemakers at Hogwarts.
Fred usually gives people a weird feeling. His smiling eyes seem to always be thinking of some evil ideas.
However, when the critical moment came, he took the initiative to stand up.
Asked the most crucial question on behalf of Hermione and the others.
At this time, Fred responded to Ares' explanation without giving in.
"No."
He said, “You made the rules, but you are the first one not to follow them. In this case, what credibility do you have?
"If you want to kill us, go ahead, but if you want to make the rules, you can't go back on your word like this."
Ares said calmly: "So what do you think we should do?"
The second War God Banquet has been held.
"It's easy!"
Fred snapped his fingers, "You broke the rules once, Professor Snape broke the rules once, you're even!
"To show your sincerity, you must release Professor Snape, if he can come back, of course."
Ares looked at Fred with a half-smile: "Are you sure? Snape may not be on the same side as you."
"It doesn't matter."
Fred spread his hands, "Snape is my most hated professor, but from another perspective, he is also my favorite professor.
"George and I would be very lonely if he disappeared!"
Ares was silent for a moment, then nodded.
"Okay," he said. "Snape has already gotten the lesson he deserved."
As soon as he finished speaking, Snape appeared on the seat.
He appeared without warning, just as he had disappeared without warning before.
Snape's condition at this moment was extremely strange. He had only disappeared for a minute or two, but his temperament seemed as if he had aged by a century.
He looked at the people around him in horror.
"Sirius?" Snape asked in surprise, "You are still alive?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Sirius frowned and asked, "Where have you been?"
"What did you just now..."
Snape was too weak to sit down.
"I have been wandering in this deserted castle for more than a hundred years!"
(End of this chapter)
